Many students I work with tell me that they find Australian English more challenging than the two international standard Englishes: British and North American English. Australian English is closer to UK English than US, but it does have many distinct pronunciation features that are different from either international standard.

In case you come across Australian accents on your TOEFL exam (or on the campus where you eventually attend school), you need to be prepared. You should test your ability to listen to Australian English by listening to the accent at different levels of difficulty. This post gives you listening practice at the easy, intermediate, and hard levels.

Easy Australian English Listening:

. On this page, Australian English speakers are interviewed about different topics. People on the tracks speak a little bit slower than they might in regular conversation. The pace of speech is similar to the TOEFL. The Australian accents are distinct and clear.

. This is a portal for English lessons, including lots of listening practice. All the speakers are Australian. This site really does have a lot of different listening resources, including .

Intermediate Australian English Listening:

. Natalie Tran is an Australian actress and comedian. In her Youtube Channel, she shares her thoughts in short, funny videos. Natalie speaks more quickly than the speakers at Elllo.org, but her accent is also not as strong. Because Natalie’s videos are meant for an international audience, he accent is a more “international” than most Australian speech.

. This series shows Australian business people talking in different professional settings, ranging from office parties to more formal business meetings. The speakers talk very clearly, but the conversations are fast paced. Each video includes a vocabulary study with word explanations.

Advanced Australian English Listening:

Many of my students have enjoyed challenging themselves by watching the Australian television comedy “All Together Now.” The characters all have very strong Australian accents. They use a lot of Australian slang, and they speak very quickly. You can find a few episodes of this show on , or you can . To help my students, I’ve completely transcripted episode 26 of the show. You can watch episode 26 below, and you can download the transcript .

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About David Recine

David is a test prep expert at Clemmonsdogpark. He has a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He has been teaching K-12, University, and adult education classes since 2007 and has worked with students from every continent. Currently, David lives in a small town in the American Upper Midwest. When he’s not teaching or writing, David studies Korean, plays with his son, and takes road trips to Minneapolis to get a taste of city life. Follow and !

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